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Swimming Routine: What I’m Trying
I’m finally going to build in regular exercise into my life. Fingers crossed it will stick! If I can pull it off, it will be the first time I’ve had regular exercise in my life since COVID started. Oy! Instead of running, this time I’m going to try and fit in a swimming routine.
I was on the swim team in high school, as well as for a semester in college when I was studying at the University of New Rochelle for an honors semester focused on gender studies. But it has been decades since I have swum actual laps in a 25-yard pool.
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How to Talk to Children About Afghanistan
My heart had already been in a place of despair these past couple of weeks as I’ve been thinking about the world collapsing. And then I heard news of what is happening in Afghanistan. My heart breaks for the people of Afghanistan. I’ve been thinking a lot about how to talk to elementary aged children about what’s happening in Afghanistan.
I’m in this very complicated place of wanting to raise children who have empathy for others and are committed to fighting for justice. And yet I also want them to enjoy their childhoods before the world truly collapses around them. My children are 10 and 8.
I decided … Read More
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New Podcast Episode: Unpacking Our Whiteness
On our recent episode of Sow Connected, Katherine and I had an important conversation about race.
We start with our current Highs and Lows (i.e., a broken arm, the final weeks of summer, the impact of COVID of schools, a weekend away, and stomach issues). Then we shift into Today’s Topic focused on unpacking our whiteness. Next we share a couple of Tips & Tricks (blessing teachers with pencils and toasting tortilla strips for tacos). Finally, we close out with Facing Forward to share what we want to make true in our lives in the next two weeks as we work to cultivate lives full of joy, purpose, and community. … Read More